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Emi Wada(1937-2021)

  • Costume Designer
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Production Designer
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Emi Wada
Emi Wada was born on 18 March 1937 in Kyoto, Japan. She was a costume designer and production designer, known for House of Flying Daggers (2004), Hero (2002) and Ran (1985). She was married to Ben Wada. She died on 13 November 2021 in Japan.
BornMarch 18, 1937
DiedNovember 13, 2021(84)
BornMarch 18, 1937
DiedNovember 13, 2021(84)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 6 wins & 13 nominations total

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Known for

Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Ziyi Zhang in House of Flying Daggers (2004)
House of Flying Daggers
7.5
  • Costume Designer
  • 2004
Maggie Cheung, Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Donnie Yen, and Ziyi Zhang in Hero (2002)
Hero
7.9
  • Costume Designer
  • 2002
Ran (1985)
Ran
8.2
  • Costume Designer
  • 1985
Jet Li in Fearless (2006)
Fearless
7.5
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • 2006

Credits

IMDbPro

Costume Designer

  • Love After Love (2020)
    Love After Love
    5.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 2020
  • Danny Huston, Etsushi Toyokawa, Munetaka Aoki, Mirai Moriyama, Shôta Sometani, Takeru Satoh, Nana Komatsu, and Yûta Koseki in Samurai Marathon (2019)
    Samurai Marathon
    6.2
    • Costume Designer
    • 2019
  • God of War (2017)
    God of War
    6.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 2017
  • Leon Lai, Bingbing Fan, and Chun Wu in Lady of the Dynasty (2015)
    Lady of the Dynasty
    4.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 2015
  • Reign of Assassins (2010)
    Reign of Assassins
    6.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 2010
  • The Warrior and the Wolf (2009)
    The Warrior and the Wolf
    4.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 2009
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 2007
  • The Restless (2006)
    The Restless
    6.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 2006
  • The Go Master (2006)
    The Go Master
    6.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 2006
  • Fiorenza Cedolins and Marcello Giordani in Madama Butterfly (2004)
    Madama Butterfly
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 2004
  • Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Ziyi Zhang in House of Flying Daggers (2004)
    House of Flying Daggers
    7.5
    • Costume Designer
    • 2004
  • Maggie Cheung, Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Donnie Yen, and Ziyi Zhang in Hero (2002)
    Hero
    7.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 2002
  • Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Ryûhei Matsuda, and Shinji Takeda in Taboo (1999)
    Taboo
    6.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 1999
  • 8 ½ Women (1999)
    8 ½ Women
    5.6
    • Costume Designer
    • 1999
  • Ekin Cheng and Aaron Kwok in The Storm Riders (1998)
    The Storm Riders
    6.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 1998

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • Wu Dang (2012)
    Wu Dang
    5.3
    • costume designer: for mi yang
    • 2012
  • Jet Li in Fearless (2006)
    Fearless
    7.5
    • costume by: Nakamura Shidou
    • 2006
  • Vivian Wu in The Pillow Book (1996)
    The Pillow Book
    6.5
    • costume designer: Japan
    • 1996
  • John Gielgud, Isabelle Pasco, Mark Rylance, and Michael Clark in Prospero's Books (1991)
    Prospero's Books
    6.8
    • costume designer: Prospero's cloak
    • 1991

Production Designer

  • The Go Master (2006)
    The Go Master
    6.1
    • Production Designer
    • 2006
  • 8 ½ Women (1999)
    8 ½ Women
    5.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1999

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • BFI
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • March 18, 1937
    • Kyoto, Japan
  • Died
    • November 13, 2021
    • Japan(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Ben Wada1957 - January 14, 2011 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Married Japanese director/producer Ben Wada.

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